US EditionAs fighting escalates, kidnappings of aid workers surge in South Sudan
More than 30 South Sudanese aid workers have been kidnapped in 2025, doubling last year's total and disrupting critical humanitarian services amid intensified fighting.
- The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more than doubled this year, according to two senior humanitarian officials working for international groups.
- Over 30 South Sudanese aid workers have been kidnapped this year as fighting between the national army and opposition factions has surged.
- James Unguba, a South Sudanese aid worker, was kidnapped last month and died in captivity on September 3, as reported by three people with knowledge of the situation.
- Doctors Without Borders suspended operations in two counties in South Sudan after one of its staff members was taken at gunpoint, stated Doctor Ferdinand Atte.
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Surge in kidnappings for ransom threatens future of humanitarian work in South Sudan
Since the start of the year, more than 30 South Sudanese aid workers have been abducted, humanitarian officials say - more than double the number kidnapped in all of 2024. The worrying trend could make humanitarian work impossible in a country facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
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As fighting escalates, kidnappings of aid workers surge in South Sudan
The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more than doubled this year, according to two senior humanitarian officials working for international groups.
South Sudan: Kidnappings of aid workers double amid escalating violence – The North Africa Post
The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more than doubled in 2025, raising fears that abductions for ransom are becoming a new tactic in the conflict-torn nation. Over 30 aid workers have been abducted so far this year, compared with fewer than half that figure in 2024, according to humanitarian officials. Some […]
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